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tainment promoter, Marie
Driven, managing partner of
PlaybookMG.
“The deep-thinking subject
matter gets perfectly balanced
out by the dancehall production,”
she said.
“The single has the duo
going back and forth about
falling in love with a woman,”
Driven added. “Despite the
challenges a relationship can
bring, they are falling in love
with their respective woman
to the point that they think
about their partner all the
time.
“The hook has Ne-Yo reiterating
the point that everything
he thinks or feels about
his lady, it’s always in his
mind, hence stating, ‘Over and
over and over again,’” Driven
continued.
Sophisticated but lighthearted,
she said Black and
Ne-Yo present listeners “a perfect
balance of vibrant feelings
of joy but with a more
profound idea of discussing
multiple ideologies of love.”
Driven said Ne-Yo’s smooth
swan song style of singing
evens out Charly’s catchy and
seductive reggae tone.
“I think about us making
love over and over and over
again!” Ne-Yo said.
Driven said Charly intends
to use the single as one of his
main tracks for his upcoming
untitled album, which currently
has no release date.
“An official release is in
the works for the video,
which more details will be
announced soon,” she said.
But, for now, “stream the
new single ‘over and over and
over again’ on all streaming
platforms,” Driven urged.
is set to drop” Friday, “which
features UFO Fev and the
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
star giving viewers a visual
portrayal of the upbeat and
infectious vibe of the single.
“D-Nice isn’t the only one
with club quarantine as the
duo brings the club to fans
practicing social distancing
all over the world,” Driven
said.
“If you’re with your ‘quarantine
bae’, or you’re single,
‘Nightclubs’ will put you in
a party mood from the comfort
of your own home,” she
assured.
“While we wait for the
quarantine to be over, so
we can enjoy the single in
a public space with beautiful
people, enjoy the single,
which you can stream on any
digital streaming platform,”
Driven urged.
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ation from college, Adams
worked at a residential treatment
facility for teen girls
with emotional difficulties.
It didn’t take long for her
to see that each of the girls
were angry at the world and
she knew that they probably
had good reason for that:
everyone had let them down.
When one girl finally confided
in her, Adams knew
she’d found “the call God
placed on” her life: “to build
relationships and work as an
advocate for black girls who
often find themselves on the
margins.”
Parables
Today, she finds that the
stories her clients tell her
have parallels to Parables in
the Bible.
Nine-year-old Deborah, for
instance, was a sunny child
whose “happy place” was
school, mostly because her
home life was no longer supportive.
Adams didn’t quite
know what to say when the
child asked why God made
her “a warrior when I’m really
just weak,” but the answer
was in the Bible.
Teenage Leah was
depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,
all of which led
to self-harm and an eating
disorder. The victim of racism
and bullying, Leah was
heartened by a reminder that
she was made in God’s image.
Beautiful Lyric had also been
bullied and she thought she
was too insignificant for God
to bother – until she figured
out, as she says, that “God
heard my voice.”
Black Attitude
Black girls, as Adams
points out, are accused of
having “attitude.” They catch
the “strong black woman”
bit at a time when they don’t
want to be strong or stoic.
They’re accused of being
“fass” and flirtatious, flaunting
the body and hating the
hair God gave them.
What they all should know,
says Adams, is that “God’s
grace and Wisdom aren’t far
from any of them.”
When you first page
through “Parable of the
Brown Girl,” you may be a
bit confused. Is it a book for
teens, parents, teachers, or
carers?
The answer is: all four.
Teenage girls will get
plenty of wisdom and guidance
within these pages,
as author Khristi Lauren
Adams offers Bible-based
succor and food for thought.
For adults, Adams explains
the situations her subjects
have endured and what they
taught her, which is surprisingly
heart-opening. Readers
will see how the lives of
today’s girls is vastly different
from that which their
mothers lived, and Adams
calming voice tones down
any drama that may come
from misunderstanding. Her
compassion toward Black
girls is also catching, and
her shared faith could be a
great comfort in what might
be turmoil for both teen and
family.
Read this book, share it
with your (older) teen, discuss.
“Parable of the Brown
Girl” is one to have once
upon this time.
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UFO Fev.
Book cover of “Parable of
the Brown Girl.”
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